I came across a product just recently that truly caught my eye: soap nuts. My very first believed was… adorable packaging. then I wondered what they were… I have to say, I was strangely intrigued. turns out soap nuts are small, berry-like fruits with a difficult shell that grow in warm, tropical climates like India, Nepal as well as some other south Oriental countries.The packaging declared that the strange bit sticky nuts (“saponin”) might be utilized to laundry laundry, or to make your own eco-friendly meal as well as dishwasher soap.

Don’t get me wrong — I recycle as well as try do my part for our earth — however laundry with nuts?! Here’s exactly how it works: four of these vaguely vinegar-scented nuts go into a little muslin bag (the pack includes a couple of these bags). then you toss this little bag with the nuts inside the washing machine. This bag of four nuts will laundry 4 to 6 tons of laundry — outstanding really.

So I tried it. I tossed them in the water with my tons of towels as well as the water ended up being good as well as soapy. Not tide soapy, however soapy sufficient to clean daily stuff like towels as well as sheets. The pictures above show exactly how the lather enhanced after a bit of agitation. There was no odour in the wash, which made me believe that you might add your own lemon juice or lavender clippings for scent. It felt truly excellent utilizing an all-natural product. You can even compost the nuts after six tons of laundry, or when they stop lathering. A one-kilogram bag is $40, as well as it will laundry 300 to 400 tons of laundry. You can purchase them on the internet at Buysoapnuts.com.

I’m inspired. My next step is a clothes line. Out of the laundry as well as onto the line. After all, summer’s practically here, as well as what a great example to set for my kids.

For much more eco laundry products, see our laundry space transformation blog post.

Photo credits:Morgan Michener